The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-27 00:00:00

.•• • • LAW INTELLIGENCE —(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE A. MAINWARING. This bankrupt was described as formally of Worthing House, Basinghall•stre:t, of the Army and Navy Club, Pall-mall, and Bury-street, St. James's, late as Captain in her Majesty's service, and this was an adjourned meeting for consideration of the discharge. From the accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles, it appears that the debts due to unsecured creditors, £13,124; liabilities £1,026; to creditors holding security. £4,800; the assets are stated, property given up to assignees, £750; ditto, in lands of credit, £390. Mr Munro asked for an adjournment, as Mr C. E. Lewis) the bankrupt's solicitor, was unable to attend through illness. Mr Sirgood, for creditors, said he would not object, and an adjournment was taken to the 25th June. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE KERSEY. This bankrupt was a farmer at Winston, Suffolk, and Passed and obtained an order of discharge without opposi tion. The accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Bayles shows Dr. to Cr. £770; to ditto holding securities, £275 ; Property in hands of creditors, £216; ditto in the hands of debtor, £275. IN RE COLLIER. This bankrupt was described as otOakley-street, Lam. beth, tool maker, and this was a meeting for last examina tion and discharge. Mr. Brongh appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Sargood, instructed by Mr. J, B. Sorrell, Mark-lane, for the bankrupt. Mr. Brough examined the bankrupt, and ultimately said that he would not object to the bankrupt passing, as a large amount of property had been realised, and the bank rupt appeared to be willing to render all possible assistance. The bankrupt, therefore, passed, the consideration of the order of discharge being adjourned for a month. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE GASKELL. This bankrupt was described as of Thornhaugh, North ampton, farmer, and this was a meeting for last examina tion and discharge. The accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles shows—creditors unsecured, £2,237; property given up, £386 ; deficiency, £2,161. An adjournment took place for further inquiry. The bankrupt was surviving executor under his mother's will, and was a debtor to her at the time of her death; he had also received a sum of between £3OO and £lOO just before his bankruptcy, and paid it away to hie landlord. _ _ Mr. E. Reed therefore required further accounts. MONEY receded Ll ; North-Western, 10s.; and Great Western, London and Blackwall, Midland, North Eastern (York), and South Eastern, as. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no material alteration. Bank and Mieccllaneous Shares are also at Slightly reduced rates, Merchants' Bank have re ceded to 234 ; European to 121 ; Ceylon Company to 10 1; Egyptian Trading Company to 4Z sk-; Hudson Bay Company to 19 1; and Ocean Marine Ineuranee to 211. • BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 re: Cent. Consols Ditto Account, May 8 per Cont. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B 9l I i i Naw 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894... — Ditto.s per Cent,, Jan. 1873 • A!.inuities, 30 yrs, expire &th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 -- March. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i & 3 per Cent. 8 12 3 7 Ditto £5OO Ditto £lOO and £2OO Clink England Stk, 51 per Ct. Ditto Account INDI&N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 lOO Do Certificates Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent Cent Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — Dit,o 5} per Cent., May, 1879 — Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 98f Ditto Bonds 0,00 Ditto under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 - . Ditto 1863 .. 87,1 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account )hilian 6 per Cent Ditto 4} pet Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. .. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1864 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent lol+ Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Italian 5 per Cent.(lllaremmana Railway) alexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Scrip £l3 paid ii pm Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l3a __. Ditto 2 per Cent. - - Ditto Deferred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 4j per Cent .. Ditto Account.... ) — Oitto 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862 0 Ditto Account —... Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account .... .. 49 8/ Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 4Bl Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ bt — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 .. Ditto 1864 Scrip, £lO paid Ditto Anglo-Dutch Sardinian 5 per Cent ... Ditto Account Bpanieh 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account - Swedish, 4 por Cent — rurkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account 69k Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 701 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. Ditto 1863 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - lOO Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 2314 k Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 - Ditto Account Ditto 6 p.n. Cent, 1864 Ditto Scrip, .£l5 paid Ditto 1i per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Loud , u Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. -- Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... — Eg Ditto Account .. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 6Bi Ditto Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money .. 911 I Ditto Account . ... 90 5-16 7-16 a d Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, No change. Sales, probably 5,000 bales, Wait ing American news. Week's sales, 41,030 bales, including 4,790 on speculation, and 9,650 for exports. Actual export, 23.112. Estimated stock, 341,500. Quotations—. Middling Orleans, 281- ; Mobile, 281, ; Uplands, 28 ; estimated fair Egyptian, 28/ to 291 ; Surat, 11 to 24. Weeks import, 39,866. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—(This Day, LONDON, May 27.—Wind this day at noon—North- West; moderate breeze and fins weather, but a little cloudy. CARDIFF, May 2G.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Charles Da vontosh, for Rio Grande. SHIELDS, May 26.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Nearohus, for New York. PLymouTu, May 25.—Wind S,E.—Arrived—Essex, from London for Melbourne. NEwronx, May 25.—Wind N.—Sailed—Henry Clark, for New York. CLYDE, May 26.—Wini N.W.—Arrived—William Rennie, from St. Jago de Cuba. SWANSEA, May 26.—Wind E.—Sailed—Joseph Thom eon, for Valparaiso. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Sailed—Alliance and Dumfries, steamers, for Havre ; Argyll, steamer, for Carentan, BY MAGNETL TELEGRAPH% GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. ' Arrived, May 27 —Lerendi, from Gothenburg ; Klara Cathinca, from Nestvid ; Rapid, from Helsingborg. Sailed—Sir Robert Peel, for Dunkirk ; Seine (steamer), fcr Boulogne; Chanticleer (steamer), for Stettin; Maze gran, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning, Anchored—Bertha, from Shields, for Shanghai. Passed, May 26.—Tribune (ship), from Sunderland, for Callao. Passed, May 27.—Danelen (bark), from Sunderland, for the west ; Liverpool, for New Yurk ; Royal Edward, for Sydney; City of Dunedin (ship), in tow, for the west; New castle, for Madras ; Avon, for Colombo—all from London. Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Juno 18 via Marseilles June 12, J3razil and Cape Yards, by B r iti s h pac k e t. J une 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena May 29. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. June 2 via Marseilles May 27. Falkland Islands •. . Gibraltar, via Southampton .. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 2 via Marseilles May 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton May 27, via Marseilles Jane 5. Portuga1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton May 27. via Marseilles May 27. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... May 25 by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. May 27 All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, I May 30, c alllornia. and British Columbia. "The Western Railway Company," says the France, "i s p reparing an Imperial train to convey their 111 aj tstie s , on Sunday next, to the Cattle Show and Agri cultural Exhibition at Zvreux. The train is to leave at nine in the mornin g and return at seven in the evening." Two fornazr agents-de-change have just been appointed receivers-general—81, Vacheron in the Cote d'Or, and M. Pollet in the DAdogne. The Juno screw frigate, bearing the broad pen nant of Captain Tricault, has just left Brest for the Indian Ocean. Elrl and Countess Spencer have arrived at th( Hotel Bristol on their return from Egypt. Lady Grey has alighted at the same hotel from I•aly. EA FORTUNATE JOCK EY.—Fiatnaan, the jockey, has now won the French Derby four times—in. 1837, for Lord Seymour, with Lydia; in ISI6, for Baron de Roths child, with Meudon; in 1856, for the Prince do Beauvau, with Lion ; and now, for M. Delamarre, with Bois. Roussell, MARKET AND COMMEIOIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The requirements of the mercantile community have increased with the reduction in the rate of discount. The demand to-day for accommodation is larger than it has been for some time past, but cai.ital is abundant, and the bill brokers are com peting for the business brought forward. The quotations in the open market range from 61 ; per cent. upward?. The Council of the Bank of France have reduced their rate of discount from 7 to 6 per cent. A parcel of gold representing £52,000, was par• chased yesterday by the Bank of England. The Ellora leaves to-day for Bombay with £59,490 in specie, of which £37,040 is in gold, and £22,450 in silver. Aivices from India and China state that at Cal- cutta, May 7, exchange on London was quoted 2 s• 111; at Bombay on the same date money was reported to be in good demand, and exchange 2s, 11 , 1 ; at Canton, 26th April, exchange was 49. 94d ; and at Shanghai, on the 20th April, 69, sj. The Bank of England return for the week ending Wednesday presents some very satisfactory altera tions, and shows the great improvement that has latterly taken place in the position of the establish ment. The bullion and reserve of notes have been increased, while an important diminution has been made in the stock of other securities. Subjoined is our n9ual analysis : Active Circulation £20,416,805 Decrease .. 402,7.0 Bullion .. 13,713,943 Increase .. 446,497 Rest 3,290,033 Increase .. 9,3' 1 6 Public Deposits 7,971,003 Increase .. 404,342 Other Deposits.. .. .. 12,882,042 Decrease 80,360 Seven Day and other Bills .. 451,242 Decrease .. • • .. 42,575 Government Securities' 10,785,267 alteration. Other Securities No 20,414,915 Decrease 558,514 Notes Unemployed .. 7,274,500 Increase .. 842,870 Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produoe Markets, daring the last few days, has been in some measure suspended in consequence of the absence of many of the dealers at Epsom, In the private market tea has been at steady rates, while sugar has been held for fully previous prices. In coffee, rice, fruit, and spices, there has been no ma terial charge as regards values, while only limited dealings have taken place in tallow, at about former prices. The National Bank, Old Broad.street, have just issued one of the most flourishing annual reports We have seen for many a year. The directors an. pounce a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum on the capital of the bank, in addition to the 16s. per share which was paid in February last. The amount of undivided profits this year, after Paying the dividends, is nearly £130,000. Last year the undivided profits were £103,729 3s. 10d., after payment of the February dividend. These figures show the confidence the public have in this old established bank. The prospectus of the Reading Ironworks Com pany (limited) has been issued with a proposed capital of £200,000, in 10,000 shares of £2O each. The first issue to be limited to 5,000 shares, £1 per share payable on application, and £3 per share on allotment, future calls not to exceed L 2 per share e.t intervals of not less than two months, and inte rest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be allowed on all calls paid in advance. This company has been formed for the purpose of purchasing and Carrying on the old established business of Messrs. Barrett and Ca., of Reading, iron founders, engi neers, agricultural implement makers, &c., Sec., Whose cooperation in the future business operations of the company has been secured. The directors have entered into an equitable and satisfactory agreement with the vendors, by which they will secure the freehold of the Kalesgrove Ironworks, various other freeholds and leaseholds, as also the goodwill, stock, plant, and machinery, patent rights, which are now in profitable operation. The object of the company is to raise the capital yarned With a view to fully develop the manufacturing resources of the works, and to supply the rapidly increasing demand at home. A dividend of 10 per cent. is estimated from the date of the allotment of shares. Special meetings were held to-day by the pro. prietors of the London, the St. Catherine, and the Victoria Dock Cimpanies, for the purpose of passing resolutions applying to Parliament for power to amalgamate the three institutions. /.......... 1.10.• Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's elegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes Were 661'. 75c,, 66f. 70c. Heavy. The English Stock Market opened this morning With a firm appearance, but a flatter tone has Eine° predominated. The alteration has been immaterial, Consols being voted 91: a for money, and 90 5-16 7-16, less the dividend, for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 894 ; Ex chequer Bills 123. to 83. dis. for March, and 73. to 3 '. dis. for June; India 5 per Cents., 1051 1.06; do. 4 per Cent., 100; the Debentures, 951 ; and the Bonds, 18a. dis. There has been a moderate business in Foreign Stocks, but sales having preponderated many of the securities have receded. Mexican bonds have declined a, to 441 ; and the Scrip of the New Loan, to 1 di s. to par; Greek are also worse, at 24 1; Spanish Passive, a, being 34 a ; and the Con belt d 3 are down at 48: ; Russian Scrip i s tter, bein g 31 4 preen.; and the Confederat e Loan has advanced 1 per cent., viz., to 64 65; and the Swedish is 21- 31- preen. liusin..?ss in the hallway Share Market has con tinued rather inactive, and prices have, in some in- Slan e", shown less firmness. Metropolitan have 11th SUN, LONDONT, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1864. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOkt.S. RallwayE. Bit., Wol., and Str. Vai Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.o). 1 13r1P tol and Exeter Caledonian Cora and Bandon Cornwall Do A zets no dig Do, B till 6p c.p an.har. beat paid to B. f Dublin & Belfast Juae. Dun.,Pertli,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glas,gow. and S. Western iGreatEastern, Ord. stE Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian si :GreatNorthot Scotland Great `..,0 A stock Do 3 do ;Gt. S. an 1 W. of Ire!ail 'Great Western Do 'Sir Val gua. stock & Yorkshirt London and tilttekwat, Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dove! 'Lon. & Nor' h Western Lon. & So*.th Western Man., Shei., & Lincoln. hlaryport and Carlisle. Do * shares ::letropoli tan Midland Do New . Do Birming. & Derby, Mid. Gt. W. of Irelanal Do. shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwto.• ' Do, G.N.E. purehasi Do Lecds Do York Uo Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoc, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo Shropshire Union 'South DCTOII (South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Otaines,Wok.,andWoh. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 180 G Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkeuny Nest Cornwall 'W. Hartlepool Ilar.&R , West Midland -Oxford Do Newport,' Do Hereford Closing I Businesi. Price. done. 8 Bi 8f 9 83 85 118 k 119 f 6 7 35 37 16 17 83 00 10F le6 461 7i 6 74 129 131 V 8 140 128 02 10 92 e4} 642 1111 1111 66 t 7 103 105 40 4 1101 1111. 97i 281 54 5411 1 4 115 1321 133 103 105 60} 61 241 1011 102 101 i 1 57 68 89 90 127 ISO 1i 2i 1 76 78 1U )1i 121 123 36 33 54 66 33 85 90& 91 110 i 106 7i 8f Hi 376 94 10 , 8 r 17.) 175 6 7 3 100 105 21 23 ;SIGNS. Closing Prioe. 69 62 103 iOl Id p di Oi 77 82 77 8 77 82 101 1 , 3 08 100 iO5 107 1041 1051 * P t P 20 21 74 14 61 63 63 65 53 55 48 50 40 ft 27 30 25 e 7 104 105 t 1021 1031} 10 )0A , 10i 101 , ;j 90 02 82 81 par ip 102 103 96 98 94 Of li 9 0 1 57 59 gtock itok it et ock Btook 2 5 82 14 102 i 103} to: 103 id ip lu3 I(3k 102} 96 98 OOLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, p.c.J a .Iz.l 1113 - 180-84 . 1 ,.0 103 105 1011 p. c. Feb. & Auu. 100 102 !04 D 0.6 p.o.Mar.& Sept. 100 102 104 Do. 6p. o. Jan.&July. lOk' 90 84 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 01 Cape G.llope, e p c,187;i 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 189( 100 1( 8 110 , Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 10J 110 112 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 101 114 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent. 130 106 108 N.B.Gov.6p.o.da.dzJul) 100 101 103 I Lo. 6p. o.Ap. & Oat 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18, 100 99 100 1021 -.I Dv. sp. c.,lBtc to 1..1 100 99 101 - Do. d0.,1888 drupwds 100 99 101 109 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 10) 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875......,, lOU 103 105 Queensland Gcv. c. 100 18. Aus G6p.c.187',,a up.. 100 109 111 ViO.GOV. 6 P.e.Ja.&Jul) 100 - Do. io 6 t , An.&Oci.. 100 108 109 109 BRITISH MINES. I id 32 34 560 670 67 70 2 lUarnbrian Consol. Gold t;lifilcrki Amalgamated ;Devon G. Cone. (Tavist , I East Bassett j East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon lEaat Cara Brea... N: 't Russel (Tavistk )' - (-I,l m.&St•Autryn(Gwen i d neat South Tolgus Gr. Wheal Vor (ffelston !Grenville... - ler:Ars-Foot .• I I ingston Downs ;Lady Bertha largaret (LJny Lelact 131arke Valley.. :Ilyndy Iron Oro (Lim hew Setun -• North Downs - N.Wh'i Baseet(lllo4an , lorth Wheal Crotty ;l'ar Consols (st. Blaze), 23 itovidenee (Uny Lelnt. I south Caradon(St.Cleer .3. Carn Brea (Illoe,*an) heal Fran. (Mogan 'Stray Park Vamar Silv.& Lead Min. rin Crort • Nest Basset (Mogan) ; . la C! radon (Liskeard. 5 - West Seton Kheol Basset (Megan ; 54 Buller(Redruth, 10 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant, 2.0.6 Wheal Lud• ott %I' heal MaryAnnt s :slen ) 8 12 1 4 Wheal &ton sB} 220 230 Wheal Treiawney (Lit4.)l 7 I 20 21 Wheal Union 3.17 l j 2 2.14.0 3.4. 0 8.13.0 I ''''', I tl.lO. t B.l*z 4. 8.0 2.8. ti 1.3 0 2i 191 22 3.1.0 2.0.9 10 0.7 29i 30i 6 Ci 3i 4 7 9 2i 3 335 9% 91 88 40 3% 4 15 17 41 5% 1% t 85 90 1 18. 16 2 4% 4/ 40 42 450 170 118.18.9' ;30.17.6, 40 45 25 27 J 8 19 9 10 16 18 185 195 90 95 30 35 ?REFERENCE SHARES. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 5 per cent., 109 lireat Western Orig. 46 per cent. pt, 97& Si West Midland gua. Shares 5 per cent. 1863, 5i London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, 111 Midland 43 per cent. pf. stk. rd., Iv 2 PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent.. Ditto, ditto, C 6 per cent. 80 LINES LEASED Ak FIXED RENTALS. Birkenhead, 83 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 103 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 Bahia and San Francisco (lien.) gua. 7 per cent., 17f FOREIGN MINES. St. John del Rey (lira.), 46 4 United Mexican (Iles;, ek Vancouver Coal, Yudanathutana of S. Australia, Um., 3 BANKS. Alliance (lira.). 021.31 Ditto, new, 53 } Anglo Austrian, 7k Australasia, Ditto, new, 58 Bank of British Columbia, 1111 Consolidated Bank, lira., 11} t East London, lira., 8} Ditto, new, 8 European Bank, lim. 121 Hindustan, china, and Japan Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 141 imperial Bank (lira.), 40 `Ditto, new, 246 Imperial Ottoman, 211 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 61 London Bank of Scotland, 21; London, Buatos Ayres, and giver Plate, 531 London and County, 61 3 London, Hamburg. Cont. Exchange, lira., 20 London Joint Stock, 476 London and South African, 25 46 Merchant Bank, tim , 216 3i Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 19 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 33 Oriental Bank Corporation, 62 Scinde, Punjab, and Delhi, lint., 13;i• Union of London, 58 DOCKS. National Rifle Association The May general meeting of this association was held yesterday afternoon at Willis's Rooms--the Duke of Cam bridge, president of the association, in the chair, supported among others by Lord Grosvenor, Lord Duels, Lord Tan kerville, the Marquis of Donegal, Lord Radstock, Lord Bolton, Lord West, Lord Ele . ho, M.P., Lord Bury, M.P., Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Mr Frederick Byng, Mr R. Forbes, Lieut.-Col, R. Loyd Lindsay, V.C., Hon. Lieut. Col. Charles Lindsay, Col. J. S. N or th, M.P., Major Tin bey, Lieut.-Col. Grey, Bigge, Major Harrison, Mr. Martin R. Smith, M a j or J . S . O x ley, Major H. A. Templer, Lieut.-Col. Hon. A, Egerton, Lieut.- Col. Man ners. Mr W. Wells, Mr A. G. Mackenzie, Mr J. C. Lux moors, Captain Macgregor, Lieut. Thos. Scott, Lieut. Mar. riner, Lieutenant-Col. Bower, Lieut. Hawker, Mr F. G. Goodliffo, Major Aldridge, Mr. Westley Richards, Captain Lech, Mr C, D. Bedford, Mr A. S. Tonikins, Capt. Wil liams, Capt. S. Flood Page, and Capt. Edmond St. John Mild may. The meeting was announced to ccmmence at h4lf-past 2 o'clock, but as the Duke of Cambridge had not arrived at 3 o'clock, Lord ELCHO stepped on to the platform and sail that having waited halt an hout he would read a few notes that he had put down for the noble chairman. By the time that, he had real thorn he hoped his royal highness would be in the room ; until then th ey would have no forma l c h a i rman . The association was very prosperous. They were receiving additional favourable support, and two new county associa• dons, Cornwall and Northumberland, had joined them. They had invested £3,245 98 5d in Exchequer Bonds, and upwards of £127 in India Bonds, making a total of £3,673 4s od invested in good securities. They had a balance at the banker's of £744 18s 7d, and a sum of £222 13s 5d in the hands of the secretary. The balance in favour of the associa • tion was £4,646 16s sd. (Hear, hear.) The prize list showed a considerable increase. In 1853 the number of prizes com peted for was 316, amounting in value to £4,128, while this year they had 626 prizes to be shot for, of the aggregate value of £5,173. Altogether there were 1,070 more prizes to be competed for by volunteers this year than last year. The entrance fee for the Queen'B Pri ze h a d been increased to 20s, giving corps more repr esentatives to shoot f or it. The change had already proved a d vantageous, as th ere were 1,675 entries as agaiest 1,145 l ast year. That gave a ce rtain income to the association of £1,675 to face the Wimbledon expenses. With regard to the prizes, he had the gratifica tion of stating that the Earl of D-rby and the Duke of De vonshire, as Chancellors of the - Universities of Cambridge and Ox:o.d, had presented a challenge plate. The Marquis of Tweeddale had given a prize to be shot for by gunmakera. Lord de Grey and Ripon had given a £5O The Wine bledon Cup was also a new ptize; it w ou ld b e on l y secon d to theQueen's,and was intended for thos e w h o had dist i ngu i s h e d themselves on former occasions. Th en there was the En fi e ld Association Cup, Mr Bass's, M.P., prize of £5O, Mr Dill wyn's, M.P., prize, value £5O. The City prizes would also be a feature; £520 had been collected through the exertions of Mr M. Smith, of the Victories, and Major Oxley. They would be shot for by volunteers in two classes. Among the donors were the Lord Mayor, the Bank of England, /cc. Out of the 30,000 Volunteer artillerymen only 14 shot at Wimbledon last year, and to induce a greater number to compete prizes this year would be given for their weapon— the carbine. (Hear, hear.) The targets would be the same as those hitherto used, Last year it would be remembered that Mr. Hill's system of marking was adopted, but with considerable departures from his plan, resulting in acci dents. Cardboard targets on the the Swiss principle had been introduced to them, but would entail £5OO additional expenditure. They had seen Mr, Hill's system on his ground, and considered it safe, and therefore resolved, if possible, to use it. With a view of scertoining if it was safe they had communicated with Lord Paulet, who sent down Captain Wigrem, of the Coldstream Guards, to see the system in operation. That officer, in his report, said that it was i m p oss ibl e f o r any accident t o h appen , an d that the mark ers were sa f e . They would, th ere f ore, a d opt Mr, Hill's system o f mar king in its int egr i ty. They would have a tramway laid down, horsed by the military train, which would be a great improvement and save competitors the fatigue of walking from one firing point to another. It weuld cost from £2OO to £3OO, but would soon repay itself. There would be a great many men in camp ; four corps had arranged to pitch tents. Corps could have tents, provided that they had not more than 50 men on the ground, and not less than 20 men, two-fifths of whom must, however, be members of the association , The distribution of prizes would take place at Wimbledon, and not at the Crystal Palace as heretofore. Lord Elcho concluded by announc ing that the Duke of Cambridge (who had shortly before this entered the meeting and taken the chair) had consented to review the Volunteers on the last day of the meeting. The Duke of CA3iBRIDGE said that he was now ready to receive suggestions, and he invited discussion. Captain TEMPLER complained that a sufficient number of prizes was not given for competition by the breech-loader. A. trial Lad taken place on Saturday at Harrow between the Prussian needle-gun and the long Enfield, which gave the palm to our weapon. Lieut. GOODLIFFE, London Rifle Brigade, did not approve paper targets, and considered that " auy position " should be allowed for the second stage of the Queen's Prize. Mr. LuxMooßE said that the volunteers were taught to fire kneeling, and that it would be unfair to have any po. Lion for the second stage of_the " Queen's." After some further dlicussion, in which Capt. °scamp, 3d City, recommended prizes for unknown distances at Wimbledon, The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said, as the owner of woods in rear of the butts, he must uratest against prizes for unknown distances, as already, with known distances and good shoot ing, bullets found their way into his woods. After some further discussion, in which Gen. Boileau, Col. Bower, Capt. Williams, .Nir Hemming, Mr. M. Smith, Capt. Macgregor, Lord Bury, Li eut. M ar riner, and others took part, the Speake r o f t h e House of Commons was una nimously elected one of t h e trustees of the assoc i at i on . The Duke of CA3I RRIDGE then said that he h ope d t h ey would not be led a way b y the Prussian needle-gun. He hoped they would en courage breech-loaders. He h ad seen the needle-guns in th e h ands of troops, and there was a great escape of gas from t h em. He must remind them that In the they question of ammu n iti on must bear in mind the replen ishing the supplie s an d the difficulties in the way of doingY so. He did not say th a t they would or would not come into use. As regarded tho rules, everybody had his fear and fancy. He was sure the council were anxious to meet the views of everybody, but it was impossible to please all. Last year he had asked thorn not to overlook the claim of the na tional weapon, and he still had to do the seine. As regarded the position for shooting, "any position" would give an un due advantage to one man over another. He concluded by apologising l ate, Which was owing to the day of t h e meeting having be en a l tered. O n h motionforbring be o i fGen. B OILEAU a vote o f th an k s was passed t to e the Chairman, and the proceedings terminated. TERRESTRIAL REFRACTION.—An extraordinary instance of this phenorn ene was lately witnessed by a party of Portuguese philosophers , . 14 effecting the ascension of the Peak of Ten eriffe. On their reaching , a t aboutthe horizonsun; ls, the massestop o of the volcano , which has theshape of an enormous pyramid and an altitude of 2,000 metresabove the level of the sea, belong to some vast con tinent. The a r chipelago of but the n r et o Canaryrt they mountainse ywer e as t e which nis hed could 1d perceive net was at their fe et, as it were, a nd it w to mistake t he a pp earance at thehoras i h impossible to one horizon for e these—and i Islands of the tourists, who had been in North America, at length recognized the Alleghany mountains, which were at least 2,500 miles from the spot, This spectacle was due to a sin gular ~ effect of mirag e, or terres trial refraction, produced by the moist W.S.W. wind which bl e w a t th e ti me . A s the utmost extent of vision which can b e o bt a i ne d f rom th e t o p of the Peak of Teneriffe i s not more than 150 miles, the dis tlnce supplied by retraction .was in this case not less than 2,350 miles I The Alleghames extend for 1,200 miles from the frontiers of the State of Georgia to the mouth of the Saint Lawrence. A SOLITUDE, FIT FOR Z . IMMERMANN !—Ono of the law reporter s in the 2tmes yesterday indulged himself and the pu bli c generally with the following im pressive reflections I—Any1—Any man who says, "I want to be alone, to find some shade, some solitary gloom, there to shake off these harsh tumultuous cares that vex my life," had better visit Westminster -hall on a Derby -day. Th ere g he can get as much s hade and loom as he pl eases. Some body speaks somewh ere of the "sunbeams dancing as the zephyrs play." No one need expect to see such a ballet in Westminster. hall on the Derby-day, for the sunbeams avoid the place, however invitingly the zephyrs may pl a y ; an d the only thing that he has any pretensions to shinin g is the crown of the ono policem an 's hat, as that worthy thrusts his head through the entrance doors to see that the hall h as not " 'newel on" or off. The superior courts are nearly de serted, and the few persons to be seen move about as th oug h the day were Sunday a nd they hadno business there. Even the stentorophonic usher seems afraid of his "silence," and subsides into a whisper. Fverybudy appears to ask him self " Why am I here ? The lawmakers have taken a holy day, Why am I here?" If any man had the courage to put the quession aloud, b e might not find echo's answer very complim , mtary. [ADVERTISEMENT j—COCSUIll?t1011, all nervous, bilious liver, and stomach complaints, I t every stage, are only a (r. gravatea and accelerated by drugs of every description but t.erfeca l y curable by flu Ba rr y 's health restorin g =Zevalenta Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which nad been considered hopeless. We quote a few.—Cure No. 62,914. Miss Lange, 18 years of age, cured alter the medical men had abandoned all hopes of her recovery from the last stage of Pulmonary consumption, w ith fearful cough, expectoration. exhaustion, spitting of blood , p ers p irations, holl ow cheek . emaciated to a skeleton. She is now, thank God, a perfectly healthy, blooming, fl es hy girl.—N. Lange, Comrnissaire (lc Police. Cure, No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Primley Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness.—Cure, No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indi g estion. _fathering's, low spirits, a nd nervous famcies.--Oure, .No. 4,816. the Rev. James T. Cam:bell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpidity o f the liver, which ha d re sisted all medical treatment. In tins, 11b, 2s 9d; 21b, Is 6d; 51b. i is; nib, 225; 241 b, 40s. Barry du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London ; also Fortnum and Mason; and all grocers and chemists in every town of the United Kingdom, Floating Telegraph Stations, Can a vessel be constructed of sufficient strength, and held by chains and anchors strong enough to withstand the elements. On this would seem to depend tha success or failure of the Floating Telegraph Station and Lightship Company's scheme. This company proposes to connect the Scilly Isles with the Land's-end by a submarine telegraphic cable, and then extend this electro wire out to sea to the S,W. When the heavy wire hag been laid to a salient length, a light end is to be brought up to a floating buoy, secured by a chain to the anchor of a vessel which is to be stationed to receive it. Where the heavy wire ends the submarine cable is to be moored by anchor end buoy, so that it may be lifted whenever required. The ship Is to rid!: with the light end over the bow carried to the buoy over the ship's skeleton anchor, it then drops to the bottom and goes to the shore. The ship thus swing with the submarine wire, and no strain can eff3et it, because the ship's chain cable is shorter than the electro cable. The wire cannot feu% and the ship can be canted back by sail or steam power so as never to allow of a complete turn. There never was such an occurrence as the loss of a lightship. They ride out all weathers around the coasts of the United Kingdom, off the shores of America, in the Not th Sea, the Baltic and Indian Ocean. They break the hurricane, the typhoon, snow storms, and gales. A Parliamentary blue book states that there is no instance recorded of the wreck of a lightship. If the link of a chain gives way from wear and tear the vessel's iron anchors are let go. It was said i 0 years ago that a lightship could not live at an anchorage off Scilly. Despite the warnings of croakers, ono was placed there, and she rides more securely than those stationed in shallower water, because she rises and falls easier, and is n o t exposed to ground-swells or short chipling seas, which tries the metal of the chain cables. The Floating Telegraph Station and Lightship Company's next point will be west ward of Cape Race, about 20 miles off the shore. This will be in the fair way of navigation for vessels bound to and from British and Federal America. The President of the Board of Trade stated, in reply to a question put to him in the House of Commons, that Mr. Inman would willingly contribute to the placing of fog signals. At Cape Race these warning signals are much needed, for if a vessel, after steaming across the Atlantic is slightly out of her course, she may be brought up against the rock-bound coast of Newfoundland. If a commander shapes his course by a vessel out at sea, and this vessel is provided with efficient flag signals, there must of necessity be greater security for life and property. The estimated earnings of the telegraph ships in reporting passing vessels, receiving press, commer cial, Government, and private messages, is so high that the directors, it is said, dare not quote them. One bons cal culates upon saving XlOO on every ship they charter in one particular trade by calling off the Scilly Light Ship for orders, and thus saving towage, port charges, and other expenses. A ship can report and heave-to at sea for in structions as to where she is to discharge. Even samples, if necessary, can be landed at Scilly and sent to Penzance, there to be despatched by rail. Once establish these vessels and it will be found that they will become indispensable to merchants and the public generally. The Emperor of Russia may communicate with the captains of his vessels at the entrance of the Channel, and all other sovereigns may countermand orders, or give the latest instructions to commanders in like man ner. It will be pleasant for the Australian who is homeward bound, to receive a letter at Scilly apprising him of the health of those dear to him. This intercepting vessels at sea, by a floating house-of call, supplements the land system of telegraphy, and supplies a vacuum. They will reduce premiums on shipping in many cases ; for instance, a premium of 40 guineas was paid a lew days back on a vessel that was detained at the entrance of the Channel near three weeks, by an easterly wind. We should think the owners would have only been too glad to have heard of her safety, and to have engaged the services of a tug, Even passengers by a sailing vessel, kicking about so near home, we suspect would have been disposed to have clubbed together to employ a steamer. Then, again, these vessels are to floating ships, chandlers' shops. The Admiralty have occasionally to send steamers down past Sicilly to supply water and provisions to the crews of vessels retarded in their voyage by contrary winds. Seamen will soon find out where a bag of biscuit is to be got, and there is no reason why a trade should not be conducted in this line. It is said that if these vessels were supplied with wines, beer, and spirits the consumption would be surprising, especially off Newfoundland. Anchored beyond the jurisdiction of the revenue officers, t hey could get supplies of wines and brandy duty free. However, the directors are gentlemen of posi tion, and to their charge the care of keeping up the charac ter of the ships must be entrusted. Altogether there is certainty something novel in this Telegraph, Store, Mail, and 'fug-boat Company. There is a life-boat to succour crews, which may unhappily be needed; for, among other casualties, the Amazon, West India mail packet, was burnt off Scilly. Spare cabins are to be provided for shipwrecked clews or passengers ; lights to guide the mariner, a tug to tow vessels into port, and a steam whistle to give warning in fogs or hazy weather. Such a combination of money making, allied to philanthropic projects, ought to prosper efficiently conducted. The Maze of the Franchise, (From the Owl.) Mr. Gladstone has forwarded us the following correspondence. His letter to us, explaining the apparent inconsistency of his two answers, is, we regret, too long and involved for publication:— " 94, Piccadilly, May 13, 1864. "My dear Gladstone,—l have just read your speech on Mr. Baines's Borough Franchise Bill. What does it all mean ? Several persons have been to see me this morning, and they tell. me the town is aghast and troubled at the extreme views which you have enunciated. It is certainly unfortunate. We are very happy, prosperous, and free in Eng land. Why not leave well alone ? Did you reculer pour mieux sauter—or sauter pour ?nieux reculer Your speech is susceptible of either explanation ; or will you tell me that the fatal sentence about moral right, in which the Houst, of Commons and the Press seem to see lurking an advocacy of universal suffrage, was a philosophical axiom to be corrected by the limits which you define ? If so, ell I can say is, you have been too long a member of Parlia ment to think of talking philosophy to the House of Commons.—Yours sincerely, "PALMERSTON." " 11, Carltonthouse-terrace, May 13, 18G4. " My dear Lord Palmerston,—l have received your note, and will be as frank with you as you are with me, I was, as you know, determined to be most careful about every word I said, and not to commit myself or the Government to any measure at all. I must flatter myself I succeeded admirably. I confined myself to generalities, and, as I think you will allow, if you examine them closely, to generalities of the most Conservative character, I said that if there was personal disqualification or political danger the 'moral right' which each man has to give his vote must be set aside. Nothing is safer than this, because political danger may be de tected in any franchise by those who have wit and power enough to give effect to their fears. I added that I should be the last person to desire that the working classes should acquire an overwhelming preponderance in our political system, and I wound up by saying that the select few wou d be admitted as guardians and preservers of the British Consti tution.—Believe me, dear Lord Palmerston, yours very truly, " W. E. GLADSTONE." " House of Commons, May 12, 1864, 7 p.m. "M dear M. Gladstone,—l was delighted at your speech this morning, but still, after to-night you will not, even below the gangway, find a congenial sphere. We are very few of us is favour of so near an approach to universal suffrage ; indeed, as far as I am myself concerned, I have been held so cheap by the great mass of working men that I should be very sorry to see any great number of ' upper towers' coming in to swamp the lower middles,' as you call them. You are going too far for•me.— Believe me yours faithfully, " JOHN BRIGHT." " 11, Carlton-house-terrace, May 13, 1864.. "My dear Mr. Bright,—l have received yotr note, and will speak frankly to you. I was, as you may guess, determined to be most studied in every I said, and not to commit myself or the Government except with my eyes open. I must flatter myself I succeeded admirably ; and though I confined myself to generalities, I think if you examine them you will allow that they are generalities of the most Democratic character. I said that, barring certain disqualifications, every every man has a moral right to give a vote. Nothing is more advanced than this, because it lays on the opponents of an extension of the franchiee the burden of proof that the claimants are disqualified. I added, as you may remember, that I should be the last person to desire that the working-classes should acquire an overwhelming preponderance, and this should please you as champion of the lower middles.' " I hope and believe, my dear Mr Bright, that you will lay aside your dislike of the real workin;. man, and that, under my auspices, you will soon b. :d!led upon to tinker and reform the British Con stitutious—l remain, yours faithfully, W. E, GLADSTONE." WILLS AND BEQUESTS. (From the Illustrated London News.) The will of the Hon. and Very Rev. Fi‘zroy Henry Richard Stanhope, M.A., Dean and Rector of St. Buryan, Cornwall, formerly residing at Trevor-square, and late of Hans-place, Chelsea, was proved in London, on the sth inst., by his relict, the Hon. Caro ine Stanhope (laughter of the Hon. C, Wyndham), to whom he has left the whole of his estate, real and personal, absolutely. The testator executed his will in 1838, and died in April last, aged 77, and was the fourth son of the third Earl of Herringtoe. The will of George 'Wheelhouse, many years dis tiller, of D ptfordsbriege, Kent, wes proved in London, on the '20:11 inst. Tee personalty was valued under £100,001). The testator died on the 28'b ult., at the age of 92, and does not appeer to have left; any re.listiei A. He has disposed of a large portion of his property, including his real estate, amongst his five executors and trustees, with the exception of £13,450 to charities and £2,880 to personal friends. The will, and a codicil, were executed on Aug. 12, 1863, and are drawn up in the handwriting of Mr. Bristow, the executor And solicitor, and attested by the testator's servan's. Fanny Ellis and Charles Starkie. The testator's signature is remarkably good. The will commences with the following charitable bequests —Tee British and Foreign Bible Society, £1,000; the Westminster Hospital, Middlesex Hospita),Charinga cross Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, North London Hospital, St. Mary's Hospita!, Metropolitan Free Hospital, Seamen's Hospital Society, Royal Hos pital for Incurables, Royal Infirmary for Children and Women, Association for Promoting the General Welfare of the Blind, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London City Mission, Church Missionary Society for Africa and the East, £5OO each. The Great Northern Hospital, Association for the Relief of Destitution in the Metropolis, Baptist Missionary Society, Primitive Methodist. Missionary Society, and the Benevolent or Strangers' Friend Society, £3OO each; Royal National Life boat Institution £250, fora lifeboat for Bridlington ; to the Scarborough Dispensary, £2OO ; the poor of Deptford, £500; .C 2,500 for the erection of 43 d wellings for the poor of Scarborough, each occupier to receive 30s. every Christmas. The residue of his property the testator leaves in trust to his executors, to hold for such uses and purposes as by codicil or deed he might direct, and in default to be appro priated, within three years after his decease, in such way as the majority of them may in their judgment agree upon. The executors and trustees appointed are Alfred Rhodes Bristow (solicitor of the Admi ralty), John Flesher, of Eisingwood, Yorkshire, minister; William Hodgson, of Grimstone, York shire, gentleman ; William Rowntree (of the Society of Friends) ; and Edward Welch, of Lewisham, gentleman. By the codicil the testator bequeaths to the three first-named executors £5,000 each, to we e !eb £2,000, and Rowntree 11,000, as token of esteem, free of legacy duty, and gives such five legacies irreepective of any interese they may ulti mately take in the residue. To Mr Gay Shute, sur geon, £5OO ; and to Mrs George Verney, Mrs Samuel Noble, Mr Simpson, of New Cross, Mr Thomson, of Deptford, each £200; Mr J. H. Hart well, £500; Alfred Isaac Bristow, son of his execu tor, £500; to Christ's Hospital, £600; the Rev. Moray, of Deptford, £100; Mrs Edward Welch, £2OO. The testator has devised his freehold at or near Deptford Bridge (i❑ part of which he resided), to his executor, Mr Bristow. The will of Francis Morgan, Esq., of Bedford square, was proved under £160,000; that of Ben jamin Samps'in, Esq., of Great Wood, in Myloe, Cornwall, £35,000; and that of Benjamin Golden Kent, Esq., of Levant Lodge, IVorcester, £45,000. TnE DERBY.—The anxiety manifested at the telegraph-office and at the Globe Hotel, Mallon, broke into unbounded enthusiasm on the announce ment of Mr. l'Acson's victory with Blair Athol. In Blink Bonny's famous year the joy was not more profuse. Mainers were run up on all fl tg•staffs, and Mr. I'Anson's colours (green and gold) were seen everywhere. Nearly all the Mutton sporting people are considerable winners. The new paddle-wheel steamer the Washington, announced to take her departure from Havre for New York on June 15, is to serve as a pioneer for the French Transatlantic Company, which will henceforth have a regular line between Havre and New York, and, in a few months, between St. Nazaire and Mexico, served by steamers more powerful than those now used. The Mayor of Rouen has published a notice fix ing the opening of an exhibition of the Beaux Arts in that city for the Ist 'Jctober next, and the close for November 15. Works of all nations will he ad mitted, subject to the approbation of a committee. The game and poultry market, held on the Quai des Grands-Augustins, is about to be removed to the eighth pavilion of the Central Hailers. The churches of the Refcraied religion are prepar ing to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the death of Calvin, which occurred at Geneva on the 27th May, 1564, The Presbyterial Council at Paris has decided that, in order to do honour to the memory of the great Reformer, two public histo rical lectures snail take place in the church of the Ocatoire, 157, Rue St. Honoie, on Friday and Saturday next, at eight in the evening. They will be delivered by M. G. de Felice, author of the Histoire des Protestvnts Francais, *lid professor at the Faculty of "lheology at Montauban. WILLIAM IV. OR HENRY IX P—The King had expressed a strong prefer once for his second name of Henry, which he liked much betttr than that of William. The day after the death of George IV. Miss Helen Lloyd met She King at the house of Lady Sophia Sydney ; she asked him familiarly whether he was to be proclaimed as King William or as King Henry. "Helen Lloyd," he replied, " that question has been discussed in the Privy Council, and it has been decided in favr.,ur of King William." He added, " that the decision had been mainly influenced by the idea of an old prophecy, of which he had never heard before, nor had he any evidence that it had ever been made. The drift of the prophecy was, that as Henry V 111. had pulled down monks and cells, Henry IX.. would pull down bishops and bells."—Diary of a Lady of Qualify. SALE OF THE STORES OF THE GEORGIA.—The ship's stores of the celebrated Confederate screw steamer Georgia were on Wednesday sold by Mr. Green, at an auc _ tion hold in Warehouse B 2 of the Birkenhead docks. Th e stores comprised great quantities of clothing, preserved meats, Casks of ruin, sugar, molasses, tobacco, tea, coffee, spices, tierces of t,eef and pork, bread, flour, raisins, peas, rice, oatmeal, &c. Tho Georgia, from the very nature of the warfare in which she was engaged, was provided with digs of almost every nation under the sun, and those being hung up as part and parcel of the stores for sale gave a gay appearance to the otherwise very dingy building. There was a brisk competition, and the prices realised were good. A fire broke out a few days ago among the brushwood on the Panouse hills, near Marseilles, and burnt until the evening of the following day. More than fifty firemen were on the spot the whole time, endeavouring to extinguish the flames. On the second evening of the fire a body of several hundred soldiers were about to be sent off from Mar:eilles to assist, when information arrived that the disaster was at an end, and that their aid was no longer required. The Belgian .Aioniteur no longer publishes any bulletin relative to the Duchess of Brabant, from which fact it may be concluded that her Royal Highness and the young Princess Stephanie are in perfect health. The Gazette of .Yorthern Germany publishes the speech of M. Arnim to the King of Prussia, and the text th of his Majesty's reply. The King's language was faith fully fully summed up in the telegraphic despatch, and c t , t , u n ua nothing that can throw any light on the real inten reserve : Prussia. Nevertheless, in spite of this calculated repr _ . the moderate fraction of the Conservative party,__ nt ; B seated by Count de Bismarck. looks upon the which has answer as a categorical refusal of the eveunittiusna,dtandnernee:at: of the Duchies to Prussia. The other fraction, been charmed with the reception a the i discussion o a nau c n o nitetjaeraary given a withc b ;;t Y d s o e u e b i t n , According to the Gze d p e o s a i n fli t E r will m t a r t , i s c: l o n g m 3 t m r a s e:n d c tr e s h . o : t h e upplicaticn for a com- Emperor has received favourablyeseyntd in favour of D. Couty F est is said to have been touched ( o i r o u i t s d p i o o n ni o m f era punishmentis. iiisls, a p thej prisoner's father, and by tho by the solicitations s oo t f a t t h e c a t prisoner'sat A e wife.ye r l eel' in his will urgent A ri supplicationser lßerlin ettei has indicated all the arrangements which are to be observed for the execution of the " Africaine," which is to be posi• rively represented at the Grand-Opera, but under the title ,)f "Vasco di Game. The experiments at Valentia, in Spain, for get ting a crop of silk in the open air, have been attended with 4 .00 d results. This year the words bred in that manner present an excellent appearance. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, May 26.—The National Gazette pub lishes a letter from Vienna stating that a decided change has come over the Austrian Cabinet, and that Count de Rechberg openly adopts the views of the Diet in the sense of Baron de Piordten's expo sition of the question of right. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. --0 , ---- EPSO' RACES.—Tats DAY. (By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE OAKS. FILLF, DE L'AIR BREEZE TOMAW . 1 Eighteen ran. EWELL PLATE. Nucleus Belle of the Vale 3 ........ ......... Moulsey Eight ran, LATEST BETTING, THE OAKS 9 to 4 agst Fille de I'Air (taken) 11 to 2 agst Teneriffe (taken) 7to 1 agst Tomato (taken) 10 to 1 agst Finesse (taken) 11 to 1 agst Brun (taken) 100 to 8 agst Sarapissa (taken) 100 to 8 agst Molly Carew Oaken) RACING PIXY Wye .. 1 Maidstone 3 Ascot .. Hampton l5 Newton Oliham Bibury Newmarket July Carlisle Pontefract Abingdon Cambridge Liverpool July Stamford l4 rIiES FOR 1864. Beverley 22 Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ne xcestle-on- ryne 28 Worcest-r (Suunner) 30 Ipswich. .. SLY. Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield King's Lynn 2l Goodwood Ar Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes Huntingdon .. 9 Wolverhampton .. 9 Reading Egham Oxford Dover York August Yarmouth Plymouth Lichfield Stocktcn Devon and Exeter . 30 Derby POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET. THE FIRST OFFENCE,—EIiZ3 liempson, a rather good looking but fashionably-dressed young female, was charged before Mr. Knox, with stealing 63 yards of delaine, the property of Mr Thomas Bradley, 6, Cranbourn-street, draper. Mr Bradley said that from information he received from a neighbour between 8 and 9 o'clock last night he followed the prisoner, and as soon as he came up to her she dropped at her feet a piece of delaine measuring 68 yards, of the value of LI He took the prisoner back to his shop, and sent for a constable and gave her into custody, when she denied taking the property. Police-oonstable 214 C, proved taking the prisoner into custody, and said she gave the address 3, Crown-street. Prisoner said it was 6, Great Earl-street. Mr Knox asked her whether she would plead before him or go for trial, At first the prisoner said she was not guilty, but after wards that she was, and that it was her first offence. Mr Bradley said that believing it was the prisoner's first offence he wished her to be dealt leniently with, Mr Knox said as he did not think the prisoner had been in prison before he would commit her for a month, but if she came before him again she would go to the sessions. THE CHARGE AGAINST A BETTING MAN 01 PICKING POCKETS,—Tnomas Ashdown, who described himself as a betting man, charged by Robbins, 91 C, with attempting to pick the pocket of a gentleman, was again brought before Mr Knox. On the lest occasion the prisoner said be was acquainted with the gentleman, and Mr Knox remanded the prisoner that the gentleman might attend. Mr Turnbull, of Biomley, Kant, the gentleman alluded to, attended, and said he knew nothing of the pri,oner. Sergeant G 9 C, said he knew the prisoner to be nightly about the Haymarket in the corzipan of prostitutes and thieves. Prisoner said he was not the associate of thieves, though he was well known about the Haymar..et. ?1r Knox committed him for three months, with hard labour, under the Vagrant Act. BRITISH POSSE dallways 4.tlantio It St LaWrenCl Born.,Baroda.t.Cent In Go. 5 per cent Do. New . Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lam: liuron Do. Preference Buflalo,BrantAGodricb p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1871! Do. do. July 1, 187. 00. Julie 1, 18 ilcut ta.& S. a s tn. (1,? Cape Town Dock scri ICa%tn. Bengal gu. 6 p. 'East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Do. do. H do. ~ Grand Trunk of Canada [►o. Ist Pro. Bonds.. Do. uo. deferred...... Do. zd Fret. Bonus.. Do. do. defer, ed. ... Do. 3d I' et. stock ... Do. do. deterred. ..... Do. 4th Pref. 8t06k... Do. do. deferred-- GLlndtarentu.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India(Lin► guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shareb Do. New ....... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Du. 56 p. o. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar, 5 p. e• •• Do. if p. 0. Extension De. 41 , Do. Fifth Externion. Dlelb.Corp. 6 P. a. Bads. Melt). & ii:inson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c Slortg. Bds. iircrawickuaCandk Clash A and B ...... N. Etl.C'da6 pc Ist pi bds Scinde Du. Delhi.. Do. do ..... ... • • ri t Do. Plinj sub .. • • a g Do. Do. •• •• •• 7.i)0 . indus.St. Flo.) Paid.' all St. Katharine. 73 i MISCELLANEOUS. Ceylon Company, 101 City Offices, Bin., 5 4/ Company of Atrican Merchants, lira., 2 } Consolidated Discount, 1im.,8 Continental Union Gas, lim., 71 Credit Foncier, 11 Crystal Palace, 33/ Discount Corporation, 151 East India Irrigation and Canal, 6 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim. 51 4/ Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Lim., 10/ Hudson's Bay, 91 Indian Carrying, lim., 12 International l tnancial -ociety,lim., 111 11 Joint Stock Discount, it Land Securities, 1 in , 5 London Financial ASSOOlatien, lira., 2'2 8 Ditto, new, 16 1101 11 ICI 97 . 113 y 13 133 21 3} 2i Business don 6 - 103f$ SECOND EDITION. UN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. WESTMINSTER. THE MAGISTRATES ♦ID THE POLICE.—Mary Antic Rogers and Margaret Long, two young women, were charged before Mr. Arnold with being disorderly in the streets. William Rolfe, 244 B, said that at half-past ten on the previous evening he was on duty in the Queen's-road, East Chelsea, and saw a great crowd outside the Coach and Horses public-house. The defendants Were there, and some boys, quarrelling about a fight in which Rogers had been struck by one of the boys. Witness, after in vain attempting to remove Rogers, took her into custody. The defendant Long then came up, and signified her intention of being taken as well, and after a great crowd had assem bled she was taken lute custody. It will be remembered that tee above constable, having male a misrepresentation of the facts of a begging case to Mr. Arnold, some months ago, the worthy magistrate ex pressed a wish that he might never see him as a witness else he would not believe him witlwut corroboration. Long denied the charge in teto, and the other said that part was true and part false. Mr. Arnold, having ascertained that there were no other witnesses, said that he had already stated that he would never act upon Rolfe's uncorroborated testimony, and he did not intend to do so on this occasion. The prisoners were discharged. THAMES. AN UNPLEASANT MEETING —Mary Fitzgerald, a large and bloated woman, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with assaulting Mr Charles Grubb, a respectable tradesman. The prosecutor, who carries on his business of a general dealer in Denmark-street, St. George-in -the-East, was on his way home last night at 12 c'clock with a male friend, when the prisoner importuned him " for some purpose or other," and he pushed her aside and told her to go about her business, She immediately struck him a violent blow on the mouth with her chnchea first and caused his lips to bleed. lie sent his friend to the station-house for a police • constable, and gave the prisoner into custody. George Sver, a policy constable No. 481 A, said the prisoner made use st very bad language towards Mr Grubb. She was a most desperate prostitute, and very low. The prisoner, in defence, said that the prosecutor took indecent liberties with her, made use of vituperative lan guage, and called her an Iri-h -. Mr Grubb said there was not a word of tr uth in wh risoner said. a t the Mr Partridge said the prisoner was a most abandoned an d impudent woman, He fined her 20s, an d Elisabeth DARING E OBBERY.—Elizabeth Down an d in default 21 days' imprisonment. c e o Y s t valued at ss, Hardey were charged seith stealing a awnbroker 1 the property of Caroline Claris sa Pinser, p , 3 Jamaica place, Limehouse. hop of the prosecutrix last The prisoners went into e c n o d at D w o: sin ne i y ss pair of boots, but she the r ed a to purchase a pair of n b i o g e h ts t . , an T d he ll i a h r o ley said she on the novas when did not purchase Pm an a y n . thy came in. It fell o .ed ing. seen tend have been placed under her to stoop, and is supposed coat was found at Harley's feet. andshAcrads Downey. ~ ,c / them , and Dr ought them back. A police man was sen t Partridge remanded II irley, against whom there was n the ito theor, sehhoawyml.anTrhuereyuleft thedsthe , a former con Mr. Partriviction, Bank o f England Return..—Last Evening. Au Ac count, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoris, can. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 25th day of May, 1564: I SRDE DEPARTMENT. .otes issued ........X27.691,305 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,041,305 Silver Bullion £27,691,305 Government Seca" 10 prietors' Ca pi- KING DEPARTMENT. tal (teat ritics (including 3,290. 033 Dead WeightAn Public Deposits (in- nutty) .......... £10,7R5,267 eluding Exelie- Other Securities .. 20414,915 euer, Savin.gs' Notes ............ 7.274,500 c;anks, Commis- I cold an d Silver ,672,633 missioncrs ot IN a- ' Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 7.971 ,003 Other Deposits— 1202,042 F) ev en Day and other B i l l s 451,242 I 1 £27,691,303 £39,147,320 £39,147.330 :ARSFIALL, Chief cashier. May 26, 1861., DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NORTII `WOOLWICH._ The extensive premises of Messrs Silver and Co., clothiers, and indiarubber telegraph wire manufacturers, situated at North Woolwich, were entirely destroyed by fire yesterday mor ning. The loss is estimated at many thous:tad p 01111.4 sterling. UST. 13.14. 0,13.4 . 10 (2.10 h art 6k 1 20 stock suck stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stook stock stock stock 100 100 100 Paid. a:1 all ) an j all 54 100 ICO 100 100 100 1041 64i 1 89i I 105 4 73 4